Glass roofing or wall



A. SHUMAN.

GLASS ROOFING 0R WALL.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.25.1918.

1,387,621. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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GLASS ROOFING 0R WALL.

APPLICATION FILED Nov` 25. 19I8.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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GLASS ROOFING 0R WALL.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 25. 191B.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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AnNo sIIUnIAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNon To PENNSYLVANIA or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or GLAss RoorINe on WALL.

Specication of Letters I Patent.

1,387,621. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

Application led November 25, 1918. Serial No. 263,983.

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To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ARNO SHUMAN, a citi- Glass Roofing or. Walls, of which the folglass,

' tures of the invention.

lowing is a specification.

Roofs and walls are frequently constructed of sheets of glass and sheets of other material, for example of corrugated wire glass and'corrugated asbestos, and there is no diihculty in securing the asbestos, or other sheets which can be readily punched, to the purlins, and single sheets of glass can be readily held in place by underlapping them with the sheets of other material, but where sheets of glass arranged end to end are required, there is diiliculty in securing them to the purlins in proper association with the sheets of other material, for the glass sheets cannot be punched or conveniently provided with holes for the passage of fastening devices.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide for securing sheets of whether of the corrugate, wire or flat variety, in end to end and lapping relation to purlins while providing tight joints; another object of the invention is to do this while at the same time retaining the proper relation of the glass and sheets of other material, and avoiding excessive laps and thus economizing in the use of material; and another object of the invention is to provide a strong, tight, sightly and comparatively inexpensive construction in which glass may lar ely enter. i

ther objects of the invention will appear 'from the following description, and the invention will be claimed at the end hereof, butvwill be first described in connection with the embodiments of it chosen for illustration in the accompan ing drawings forming part hereof and in w ichv Figure 1, is a top or plan view showing glass parts of a roo or wall embodying fea- Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view.

Figs. 3, 4, and 5, are vertical sectional views drawn to an enlarged scale and illu'strating features of the'invention.

Fig. 6, is' an elevational view of a part of the inside of a glass roof or wall embodying features of the invention.

Fig. 8, is a View similar to Fig. 6, illustrating a modification.

Fig. 9, is a sectional view on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8, and

Fig. 10, is a sectional view illustrating fiat or plain instead of corrugated glass.

In the drawings 1 are purlins or horizontal supports that may be considered parts of a slant roof or vertical wall. 2 and 3, are rows of glass sheets a-a-l and b-b1 arranged edge to edge, with space 4 between and 'horlzontally lapped as at 5 over the purlins. The space 4 is covered by a strip 6 of rubberoid or equivalent roofing of the same length as the sheet of glass, and tar or equivalent paint may be applied between the glass and the roofing strip 6. 7, are batten strips, as of appropriatemetal, and they cover the s ace 4 and are lapped over the purlins 1. T ese batten strips are shown as turned in at 8 to provide a hook-flange for engaging the end of the sheet of glass. 91s a clip resting on the top edge of the purlin 1 and having a heel 10 engagin the underface thereof, and a toe 11 under ying the lap and sheet of glass. 12, is a saddle on the batten strip and it is of appropriate metal. 13, is a bolt connecting the toe and saddle and arranged through the space 4- and passing through the batten strip 7 In the construction thus far described when viewed from the inside, the roon strip.6 is visible and since it is usually dar in color it might be considered b some people and in some places unsight y. To meet these conditions an interior metal strip 14 may be applied inside' of the glass and between it and the clips 9. Between the purlins, bolts 15 having washers 16 may be arranged in a casual manner so as to extend through the space 4 and engage the batten strip and the interior surface of the glass or of the interior strip 14, when the latter is present.

In Figs. 1 to 9, the glass is shown as corrugated and it ma be of the wire glass vaat` a2 inv Fig.` 10 can used in connection with the invention in substantially the man- .ner described but in the case of flat glass the batten strip 12a maybe initially grooved Evidently the structure can be rapidly and easily assembled and-is comparatively inexpensive in that regard, as well as in regard to the 'fittings that are uired. The structure is particularly appllcable to glass for the reasons stated' and additionally because it is not necessary to make holes in the sheets.

In use the lapped sheets of glass are held firmly down to the purlins and the hooklange 8, when present, opposes 4 endwise shifting of the sheets because it connects the 'ends of the sheets through the bolts 13 with the clips 9 and purlins l. The toes 11 of the clips are shown as contacting-withA the innerl faces of the sheets, but if desiredv a pad vcan be inserted and this will be understood without illustration which would only tend to confuse the figures.

Reference has been made to sheets of glass on account of the diiiiculty, amounting practically to impossibility, of making holesoropenings in Qthem, but I claim as e uivalents sheets of.Y other material devoid o holes or openings especially when arranged in a construction in which the space between their edge is covered by a batten strip secured to the purlin member by a fastening device that passes through the batten strip and is attached `to the purlin member and arranged in the space. r

What I claim. is A:p

1. glass roofing or walls the combination ofrows of glass sheets laterally unsupported ,and arranged edge to edge with s ace between and horizontally lapped at t cir ends, the bottom sheet constituting the solesupport for the to sheet, a horizontal purlin underlying the apped portions and dlrectly supporting the sheets at their lapped ends, batteriV strips covering said space and lapped over the purlin, a clip resting on`the top edge of the purlin and havin a heel engaging the underface thereof an a toe underlyin the lap, a saddle on the battenI strip, an a single bolt disconnected from the purlin and connecting the toe and the saddle and arranged through the ASpace and passing throu the batten strip, substantially a's descrii d.

2. In glass roofing or -walls the combinat1on-o rows of glass sheets laterally unsupported and arranged edge to edge with space between and 'horizontally lapped, the bottom sheet constituting the sole support for the top sheet, a horizontal purlin underlying the lapped portions and supportingl the sheets at their ends and constituting the sole support therefor, batten strips covering said space and lapped over the purlin, a clip engaging the purlin, andV a bolt free from the purlin and connecting the clip and batten strlp and arranged through said space, substantially as v l described.

3. In glass roofing orrwalls the combination of a purlin, rows of glass sheets laterally unsupported and arranged edge to edge with space between and horizontally lapped over and supported' at theirv ends dii* rectly by the purlin, batten strips covering4` said spaces and lapped :over the purlin, a clip engaging the purlin and arranged inside of said sheets, a saddle onthebatten strip, and a bolt unconnected with the purlin and connecting the saddle and clip and passing through said space, substantially as .described. y

4; In a glass roong or wall thecombination of a purlin, rows of glass sheetslaterally unsup Arted and arranged ed e to edge wit space etween and horizontal lapped over and supported at their ends. ony by the pur-` lin, batten strips covering said space and lapped over `thepurlin, roofin strips' between the batten and glass, a cllp engaging the purlin and arranged inside the glass, a saddle on the batten strip, andv asingle bolt arranged in said space and-connectlng the strip and saddle and assing throughthe batten strip, substantiy as described. 1

5. In glass roofing or walls the combination of a purlin, rows of lglass. vslieetslat-y erally unsupported and arranged edge Vto edge with space betweenand horizontally lapped over and sup rted at their ends d1- rectly by the purlin, batten strips covering said space and lapped,- overlthe purlin, interir strips covering said space, a'clip'engaging the battn and resting ion the interior strip, a saddle on the batten strip, and

a bolt connecting the saddle and clip 'and arranged through said'space, substantially as described.

6. In glass roofing yor walls Athe combination of a purlin,"'rows` of glass sheets laterally unsupported and arranged edge. to edge with space between and horizontally lapped over and supported. at their endsdlrectly by the purlin, batten strips coverin said s ce and lapped over the purlin an provi ed with hook iianges for engaging the ends of the lass, a clip engagingfthepurlin,

and means or fastening the clip and hatten strip and arranged through said space, sub stantially as described. f v

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